Time zone NPT (UTC+5:45) Zone Janakpur Zone | Headquarters Jaleshwar Area 1,002 km² | |
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Main language(s) maithili (80%), Nepali (7.2%), other (5.5%) | ||
Mahottari District (Nepali: महोत्तरी जिल्ला, Listen ), a part of Province No. 2, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal. The district, with Jaleshwar as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,002 km² and had a population of 553,481 in 2001 and 627,580 in 2011.
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Map of Mahottari, Nepal
Its headquarters is located in Jaleshwar, a neighbouring town of the historical city of Janakpur. The name Jaleshwar means the 'God in Water'. One can find a famous temple of Lord Shiva in Water there. Jaleshwar lies at a few kilometres distance from the Nepal-India border and has a majority of Maithili people. In janakpur zone there are two districts ; mahottari and dhanusha and both are in a distance of 1 hour.
Village Development Committees (VDCs) and Municipalities
The 2011 National Population and Housing Census by the government of Nepal identifies 77 municipalities and village development committees (VDC) within the Mahottari District.
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